OT; afghan war illegal?

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Originally Posted by SlipBall

Seems like an odd statement

From a pure theoretically POV, not really. Conventions that prohibit war crimes (like the Geneva ones 1949) have been recognised by the ICJ as erga omnes. It means they must be respected by any country, whether it has ratified or not those conventions. And, the different statuses of international tribunals (like the ICC, Nuremberg tribunals, ICTY, etc) include the international penal responsibility of individuals (including head of state) when it comes to that kind of violations : war crimes, genocide, crimes against peace...

Of course, in reality, Bush and Cheney have nothing to worry about. Unlike African or Eastern Europe dictators.

That's the way it is.